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<p align=justify>Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------<p>The Mühlbauer Group is able to announce a stable development of results for the second quarter and the first half-year of the financial year 2001: Net income improved by 64.6 % to EUR 4.4 mill. from April to June 2001 (previous year: EUR 2.7 mill.); the comparison of the first six months in 2000 and 2001 shows an increase of 31.6 % to over EUR 8.6 mill. (previous year: EUR 6.5 mill.).<p>The EBT have risen in comparison with the last year`s quarter of just EUR 5.7 mill. to almost 7 mill. and thus increased by 22.5 %. The EBIT of the Mühlbauer Group has shown a profit of 26.4 % (from EUR 5.3 mill. to EUR 6.7 mill.) in the second quarter and an increase of 43.7 % in the first half year (from EUR 10 mill. to EUR 14.4 mill.). The earnings per share has risen by 43.9% to EUR 0.59 in the half-year settlement (previous year: EUR 0.41).<p>With a plus of EUR 1.4 mill. recorded in the 2nd quarter of 2001, free cash flow has further improved the value amounting to EUR -3.4 mill. attained by April 30, 2001 and increasingly strengthened the self-financing power of the company. In the face of the current strongly declining investments, the Managing Board already reckons with a positive free cash flow by the end of the 3rd quarter of 2001. In this way Mühlbauer can consequently continue its value oriented corporate management.<p>Sales have increased in the first six months of 2001 by 15.2 % to EUR 58.1 mill. (previous year: EUR 50.5 mill.). Despite the difficult cyclical trend and the global crisis on the semiconductor market, incoming orders have remained stable in the first half year of 2001: Despite the difficult cyclical trend and the global crisis in the semiconductor market, order income has remained stable in the first half year of 2001: a value of EUR 59.4 mill. in 2001 is confronted with EUR 57.0 mill. in 2000; that means an increase of 4.1 %. With EUR 53.1 mill., order backlog is at a very high level; compared with the previous year (EUR 34.0 mill.), backlog has increased by 56 %.<p> end of ad hoc announcement (c) DGAP 14.08.2001<p>Issuer`s information/explanatory remarks concerning this ad hoc announcement:<p>Mühlbauer publishes Quarterly Report II/2001: Solid results development in 2001 Free cash flow further improved The Mühlbauer Group is able to announce a stable development of results for the second quarter and the first half-year of the financial year 2001: Net income improved by 64.6 % to EUR 4.4 mill. from April to June 2001 (previous year: EUR 2.7 mill.); the comparison of the first six months in 2000 and 2001 shows an increase of 31.6 % to over EUR 8.6 mill. (previous year: EUR 6.5 mill.). The EBT have risen in comparison with the last year`s quarter of just EUR 5.7 mill. to almost EUR 7 mill. and thus increased by 22.5 %. The EBIT of the Mühlbauer Group has shown a profit of 26.4 % (from EUR 5.3 mill. to EUR 6.7 mill.) in the second quarter and an increase of 43.7 % in the first half year (from EUR 10 mill. to EUR 14.4 mill.). The earnings per share has risen by 43.9% to EUR 0.59 in the half-year settlement (previous year: EUR 0.41). With a plus of EUR 1.4 mill. recorded in the 2nd quarter of 2001, free cash flow has further improved the value amounting to EUR -3.4 mill. attained by April 30, 2001 and increasingly strengthened the self-financing power of the company. In the face of the current strongly declining investments, the Managing Board already reckons with a positive free cash flow by the end of the 3rd quarter of 2001. In this way Mühlbauer can consequently continue its value oriented corporate management. Sales have increased in the first six months of 2001 by 15.2 % to EUR 58.1 mill. (previous year: EUR 50.5 mill.). Despite the difficult cyclical trend and the global crisis on the semiconductor market, incoming orders have remained stable in the first half year of 2001: Despite the difficult cyclical trend and the global crisis in the semiconductor market, order income has remained stable in the first half year of 2001: a value of EUR 59.4 mill. in 2001 is confronted with EUR 57.0 mill. in 2000; that means an increase of 4.1 %. With EUR 53.1 mill., order backlog is at a very high level; compared with the previous year (EUR 34.0 mill.), backlog has increased by 56 %. The results at a glance: per30.06.2001 in TEURper 30.06.2000 in TEUR+/-% Order backlog<p> 53,08234,018+ 56.0 Smart Identification22,80010,801+ 111.1 Semiconductor Related Products20,46214,580+ 40.3 Board Handling724801- 9.6 Parts & Systems9,0967,836+ 16.1 Q 22001in TEURQ 22000in TEUR+/-%1. HY2001in TEUR1. HY 2000in TEUR+/-% Order income25,26626,019- 2.959,40157,037+ 4.1 Smart Identification20,13413,269+ 51.736,91021,319+ 73.1 Semiconductor Related Products2,2937,174- 68.016,24121,347- 23.9 Board Handling1,5211,614- 5.83,2763,613- 9.3 Parts & Systems1,3183,962- 66.72,97410,758- 72.4 Sales28,69128,412+ 1.058,14450,472+ 15.2 Smart Identification17,08011,270+ 51.633,08418,234+ 81.4 Semiconductor Related Products7,18512,513- 42.615,14022,925- 34.0 Board Handling1,9651,758+ 11.84,4063,409+ 29.2 Parts & Systems2,4612,871- 14.35,5145,904- 6.6 EBIT6,7515,342+ 26.414,43510,046+ 43.7 EBT6,9585,682+ 22.513,23212,876+ 2.8 Sales yield (in %)24.420.022.825.5 Net income4,3762,659+ 64.68,6256,554+ 31.6 EPS0.290.17+ 70.60.590.41+ 43.9 The Mühlbauer Group develops, manufactures and distributes turnkey solutions for the production of SmartCards, SmartLabels and LEDs. With tailor-made complete solutions for all imaginable SmartCard products, the company has achieved the pole position in one of the strongest growth markets worldwide. Through intensive research and development work, as well as extremely short production times, a high quality standard and maximum flexibility, the company is well prepared for the challenges of the world market. Mühlbauer welcomes the decision of the German stock exchange to stipulate structured quarterly reports as of the third quarter 2001. Minimum requirements of the reporting standard are fixed with that. Mühlbauer has himself already obliged since IPO consistently to the commandments of extensive information and transparency. So the current quarterly report is already written according to the requests of the German stock exchange. The complete Quarterly Report II/2001 can be downloaded in the internet at www.muehlbauer.de. August 14, 2001 Published by: Mühlbauer Holding AG & Co. KGaA, Investor Relations Werner-von-Siemens-Strasse 3, D-93426 Roding, Germany Phone: +49-9461-952-653, Fax: +49-9461-952-118 eMail: investor-relation@muehlbauer.de, Internet: www.muehlbauer.de -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WKN: 662720; Index: Listed: Neuer Markt in Frankfurt; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München und Stuttgart 140743 Aug 01<p><br><br>Autor: DGAP import (),07:47 14.08.2001</p> |
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